Volunteer work and its advantages

The volunteering is quite developed and spread in many parts of the world, but it's not the same everywhere. It depends of the mentality, but probably most of the world is too busy living or working for the every day food, money for the bills, having fun and so on in order to invest time and energy in other projects. To work for charity? It may be fun, but it does not bring me money. No way! The education is also very relevant: in order to consider becoming a volunteer one has to be taught about the benefits of volunteering from a small age. It's harder to change when you are mature, but it's possible.

So, this article is for the ones that are not decided about the subject, for the ones that think that working for money is the only way. There are a few basic requirements for being a volunteer: have time and energy, you have to be open-minded and free of misconception, be informed about the activities, you should not have other obligations that disrupt your actions on medium or long term. You also have to have the moral support of your family and them in the background.

The benefits of volunteering include:

• it gives you chances to learn, to develop existing skills or to gain new ones
• gets you the experience of working in a different environment. Volunteer in Africa or any other place in the world in need for help are available options and programs, but most of new environments are picked up in the area near you.
• it gives you the opportunity to learn more about yourself and your capabilities and t gain more self-confidence - that's why most of the programs are targeted to children, teenagers and young persons
• it's a chance to get relevant vocational training which could lead to a recognised qualification or even a new perspective in getting jobs
• it brings you additional material for your CV and future job applications.
• the chance to develop your networking skills by making new friends and developing contacts, these new persons you meet can give you an insight into the work of a particular sector
• it help you to get new challenges in your life and furfill them.

More: volunteer positions show future employers your availablity to learn and experience new things, give them an idea about your drive and dedication. The furfillment of new challenges that you set for yourselves may demonstrate initiative, personal will, leadership skills and the ability to work hard.

The conclusion? If you have time to spare/share with others, or you want to improve yourselves in ways you thought unlikely try volunteering. So, try to find your interests, the things that inspire you or you love (old and new) and follow them. You have to find a volunteer organization to get charity jobs and... just do it.